Antifriction bearing



Aug. 14, 1923.

F. M. SLATER ANTIFRIC'IION BEARING Filed Nov. 29. 1921 Patented Aug. id,1923.

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FRED M. SLATER, F EASTON, PENNSYLFAMA ASSIGNOR, T6 INGERSQLL-RANDCOMPANY, GF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEYAA CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Application sled November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED-M. .SLA'rnn,'a

- citizen of the United States, and a resident of Easton, county ofNorthampton, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a cer tain'Antifriction Bearing, of which the fol lowing is a specification,accompanied by drawings.

This invention relates to anti-friction bearings, having rollers, ballsor other antifriction members.

The objects of the invention are to improve upon such bearings byconstructing the cage and cooperating retaining members in such mannerthat the balls or rollers or other anti-friction members may be readilyremoved and replaced as desired.

Other objects ofthe invention are to secure an anti-friction bearingwhich is simple, cheap to manufacture and at the same timeself-contained and strong and durable.

The invention is illustrated in one of its preferred forms in theaccompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional viewof a bearing on either one of the lines l-1 of Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the hearing with some of theanti-friction members removed;

Figure 4: is a detail longitudinal sectional view of aportion of amodified form of bearing, and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4; of

another modification.

' Referring to the drawings the bearing comprises a cylindrical cage Ahaving a central body ring B and separators or guides.

0 extending longitudinally in opposite directions from said centralring.

The guides C are preferably formed with concave inner faces D to receivethe antifriction members shown in the drawings as rollers E. v

The anti-friction rollers E are adapted to be inserted ,and withdrawnbetween the guides O longitudinally from each end of the cage, andremovable retaining means as, rear. flea-1a! no. tieeao.

are provided at each .end of the cage for holdm the anti-frictionmembers in position. n one form of the invention the guides C havenotched or hooked ends F -with which split retaining rings Gare adaptedto cooperate. The bearing is shown assembled in Figure 2 on .a shaft Hand. forms the bearing for a pulley J or other device. j

In the modification shown in Figure 4 the guides C of the cage areprovided with the .-hooked ends F and the retaining members are in theform of split rings G having a rectangularor angular cross sectionformed with grooves K adapted to engage over the hooked ends of theguides.

In the modification shown in Figure 5 the 7 cage, and removableretaining means comprising a notched ring having a beveled end at eachend of the cage .for holding the anti-friction members in osition.

2. An anti-friction bearing comprising a cylindrical cage havin acentral body Ring and separators or guides extending longitudinally inopposite directions from said central ring, saidguides having con'caveinner faces, anti-friction members adapted to be inserted and withdrawnbetween said I guides longitudially fromleach end-ofthe v cage,- andnotched retaining rings having beveled ends removably engaging the cage'at the outer ends of the guides for holding the anti-frictionmembers inposition. 3.'An anti-friction bearing comprising a cylindricalzcagehaving a centralbody m I and separators or guides extendingllongitfifdinully in u vpnsiiv directions from said umaerating with 11101101011041 ends of (:10 tm! ring said gu'nlvs having concave imwx'guidus to hold the anti-friction members fan-vs nml nulvhml uuM-r vmis.anti-friction in pusiiiun. 1 mmnbvrs :uinplml in 1:0 inserted and with-In testimony whvrco'f I ha: signed this fmmvm-huml0f11wmgmnndsflhnuh'hvd rcmunng mugs han'mg boavkul cndw w FRED M. SLATER

